请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 ragger
释义

raggern.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rag v.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < rag v.1 + -er suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who sorts needles by means of a rag. Cf. rag v.1 4.
ΚΠ
1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 189 Heads and points still lie together, and in order to put them all in the same direction, the ‘ragger’ is employed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

raggern.2

Brit. /ˈraɡə/, U.S. /ˈræɡər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rag v.3, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < rag v.3 + -er suffix1.
A person who rags or teases another; spec. a participant in military or student ragging (ragging n.2 2).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > one who banters
railleur1655
raillier1663
banterer1678
rallier1678
badineur1734
quiz1797
quizzer1797
queerera1800
smoker1812
persifleur1829
chaffer1851
tease1853
leg-puller1887
josher1899
ragger1903
kibitzer1925
society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [noun] > noisy or riotous > participant in rag
ragger1903
1903 Speaker 7 Feb. 451/1 There is much to be said in favour of the ‘raggers’. Mere ‘ragging’ as distinguished from..persistent and brutal bullying..never yet did a youngster any harm.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 7/3 One of the raggers received a bullet in the mouth, and is seriously injured.
1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 1/2 Guys were then thrown on the blazing piles amid the wild shrieks of the ‘raggers’.
1962 M. Elwin Lord Byron's Wife (1963) v. 129 Matthews was a ragger. When..William Lort Mansel, was disturbed at night by revellers, Matthews called..‘Good Lort deliver us!’
1998 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 14 Dec. The refusal of the B E College authorities to cave in to student pressure and the tough action against raggers in Cuttack are moves in the right direction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.11861n.21903
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 3:14:06